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Branching Strategy

Complete Beginner → Advanced Syllabus (Pin-to-Pin)

🟢 LEVEL 1 — Foundations

1. Introduction to Branching

What is a branching strategy
Purpose: manage code changes ¶llel work
Git basics & concepts
Branch types & purpose

2. Basic Workflow

Creating branches
Switching branches
Merging branches
Branch naming conventions

🟢 LEVEL 2 — Common Strategies

3. Feature Branch Workflow

Create feature branch from main
Develop feature independently
Regular commits
Creating pull request
Merging after review

4. Release Branch Workflow

Release branch from develop
Version bumping
Bug fixes in release
Backmerging to develop
Tagging releases

🟡 LEVEL 3 — Git Flow

5. Git Flow Model

Main branch (production)
Develop branch (integration)
Feature branches
Release branches
Hotfix branches

6. Git Flow Workflow

Creating feature from develop
Merging features back
Release process
Hotfix process
Version management

🟡 LEVEL 4 — Trunk-Based Development

7. Trunk-Based Approach

Single main branch
Short-lived feature branches
Frequent integration
Feature flags for incomplete work
Continuous deployment readiness

8. Feature Flags & Toggles

Feature flag implementation
Flag management systems
Release without deployment
Gradual rollout

🟠 LEVEL 5 — Conflict Resolution

9. Merge Conflicts

Identifying conflicts
Types of conflicts
Resolving conflicts
Three-way merge strategy

10. Conflict Prevention

Small, focused changes
Frequent pulls from main
Code review early
Clear separation of concerns

🟠 LEVEL 6 — Advanced Strategies

11. Rebase vs Merge

Merge: preserves history
Rebase: linear history
Interactive rebase
Squash commits
Fast-forward merges

12. Branch Protection & Reviews

Protected branches
Merge requirements
Require status checks
Dismissible reviews
Force push restrictions

🔵 LEVEL 7 — Release Management

13. Version Control & Tagging

Semantic versioning
Git tagging
Release notes
Changelog management

14. Deployment Pipelines

Branch to environment mapping
Staging deployments
Production deployments
Rollback procedures

🔴 LEVEL 8 — Multi-Team Coordination

15. Monorepo Branching

Shared vs separate branches
Dependency management
Path filtering
Workspace isolation

16. Cross-Team Integration

Coordinating multiple teams
Dependency tracking
Integration testing
Release coordination

🔴 LEVEL 9 — Tools & Governance

17. Branching Tools & Automation

Git hooks
Branch management tools
Automated branch creation
Branch cleanup automation

18. Best Practices & Governance

Branch naming standards
Commit message standards
Code review SLAs
Branch lifetime limits

⭐ Senior Frontend Focus (Must Master)

Feature branch naming conventions
Small, focused PRs from frontend changes
Integration with backend branches
Feature flags for unreleased features
Coordinating design system changes across branches
Testing branch integration points
Deployment strategy per branch